Factors promoting intensive care patients’ perception of feeling safe: A systematic review

Wassenaar, Annelies; Schouten, Jeroen; Schoonhoven, Lisette

doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.07.003

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“…Moreover a sense that staff were monitoring and observing their condition contributed to their sense of security. Most studies examining patient experiences of feeling safe in hospital have been conducted in intensive care or emergency settings where staff have specialised technical knowledge and the level of monitoring and observation of patients is usually high (28,29).…”

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A qualitative study exploring the benefits of hospital admissions from the perspectives of patients with palliative care needs

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Background: The acute hospital plays a significant role in caring for people with a life-limiting illness. Most research to date has focused exclusively upon the negative aspects of hospitalisation. Currently, there is little known about the benefits of hospital admissions for patients with palliative care needs. Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the benefits of hospital admissions, from the perspectives of patients with palliative care needs. Design: A qualitative study design was adopted. Longitudinal, semi-structured, face-to-face interviews were used to elicit the views of patients admitted to hospital in one large urban acute hospital in New Zealand. Setting/participants: The study sample comprised 14 patients admitted to Auckland City Hospital between July 2013 and March 2014 who met one of the Gold Standard Framework Prognostic Indicators for palliative care need. Results: Through a process of thematic analysis, four themes were identified from the data: being cared for and feeling safe, receiving care to manage at home, relief for family and ‘feeling better and/or getting better’. The benefits of being in hospital were reported to extend beyond treatments received. Most participants reported their preference was to come to hospital even if they had been able to access the care they received in hospital at home. Conclusion: This research contributes to a greater understanding of the benefits associated with hospitalisation for patients with palliative care needs. The findings suggest that such benefits extend beyond the treatment patients receive and challenge current assumptions regarding the role of the acute hospital in palliative care.

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A qualitative study exploring the benefits of hospital admissions from the perspectives of patients with palliative care needs

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“…In 11 studies, it was identified that lack of information and communication contributed to patients feeling unsafe (Stenhouse 2013, Wassenaar et al 2014 (Vaismoradi et al 2011). A general perception of a lack of quality assessment, planning or implementation of care is presumed by patients to contribute to their feelings of being unsafe.…”

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“…Six studies explored the feeling of lack of autonomy, personal agency or ability to control one's own environment (Lasiter 2011, Wassenaar et al 2014, Schwappach et al 2010, O'Brian et al 2004, Lovink et al 2015and Wolosin 2006. However, two studies make mention of a particularly interesting response.…”

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“…However, two studies make mention of a particularly interesting response. The participants, patients in one ITU setting, talk about the loss of their vocal abilities as being something that specifically makes them feel unsafe (Wassenaar et al 2014). The physical or psychological ability to tell staff if something was wrong was seen as a significant factor in contributing to patients feeling unsafe.…”

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“…Five studies indicated that impersonal care made patients feel less safe (Wassenaar et al 2014, O'Brian et al 2004, Mollon 2014, Wolosin 2006, Vaismoradi et al 2011.…”

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Development and psychometric evaluation of the Feeling Safe During Surgery Scale

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Delivering safe care is a fundamental principle and a high priority for nurses and other healthcare professionals, and healthcare organizations and policy-makers around the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), patient safety is "the absence of preventable harm to a patient and reduction of risk of unnecessary harm associated with health care to an acceptable minimum" (WHO, 2017).

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Factors promoting intensive care patients’ perception of feeling safe: A systematic review

Cited by 70 publications

References 33 publications

A qualitative study exploring the benefits of hospital admissions from the perspectives of patients with palliative care needs

A qualitative study exploring the benefits of hospital admissions from the perspectives of patients with palliative care needs

Feeling unsafe in the healthcare setting: patients' perspectives

Development and psychometric evaluation of the Feeling Safe During Surgery Scale

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